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Mindful Parenting

A friend of mine is going to this class - Breathe In, Sing Out - all about mindfulness and parenting.

 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/a-parenting-trend-with-an-anti-guilt-clause/article16409047/

 

Seems like a good thing.  Slowing down in today's hurry-up life to really be fully present with children - seems almost a lost art for some folk.  What do you think?  

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living in the moment

I have realized recently that I am not living in the moment.  My mind is usually somewhere else.....usually racing ahead to what I need to do.  I feel that this is not a healthy way to be living because I am not experiencing the joy of a given moment, but rather stressed about how I am going to accomplish the next task at hand.

 

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Stress

I went to the dentist today after work.  I have been having toothaches.   Apparently, the evidence shows that my chewing teeth in the middle are cracking likely from grinding my teeth in my sleep.

 

One tooth is almost gone.  (I had noticed that chipping)   The dentist rebuilt it but now I am on an ice cream diet for two days.  (which is not a bad thing)  It will also be painful for 2 days and the pain is starting to kick in now so I will probably take some motrin and go to bed.

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Its' Official!!!

I have said for sometime that I live in an insane household.  It is now documented.

 

I took my four pets for a check up today.  

 

My cat , Molly,  (she is the black cat in the picture of the bedroom I posted a couple years ago) is grouchy because she is constipated.  She also needs to lose weight so she got a diet cat food.

 

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'Tis the Season

I love Christmas.  I really do.  I just wanted to say that upfront before I begin this thread.  I love Christmas.....and yet I struggle to put one foot in front of another at this time of year.  The pace quickens, expectations rise and I find it a little overwhelming.

  • Does anyone have any time-savers to offer here? 
  • Short cuts? 
  • Great present ideas from the past? 
  • De-stressers
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stress and shortness of breath?

anybody have experience with shortness of breath as a side effect of stress?

I'm just coming to the end (I hope) of six of seven months of extreme stress - to a degree I have never experience before. I was shocked at how weak I seemed to be becoming, how lacking in energy but, most noticeably, how short of breath. (and there were times when, in panic I suppose, my breathing would become very short and shallow)..

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I'm a Worry-Wart - Anxiety

I'm a worrier. I worry about pretty much anything and everything. However, it is only recently that I've realized just how bad it is. I've dealt with some anxiety on and off again for several years, but mostly thought that it was just school stress and normal life "stuff". I just figured I got stressed out a bit more easily than most people. But lately, things have gotten a lot worse. I missed a few days of school. I was feeling stressed out, so I thought taking a short break might help. It didn't.

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How do you relieve stress?

How do you relieve stress when you feel stressed out? I like to go for a walk or grab my fishing rod and go to the stream or lake and fish even if i dont catch anything.

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